What is an output of Control Scope?

Question

Options

• AAccepted deliverables
• BWork performance measurements
• CRequirements documentation
• DWork performance information

• A
  4% (3)
• B
  76% (51)
• C
  13% (9)
• D
  6% (4)

Explanation

Work performance measurements (B) is correct because Control Scope is the process of monitoring project status and managing changes to the scope baseline - its primary output is a measurement of how scope performance is tracking against the plan (specifically, variance data used to assess scope deviations).

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Accepted deliverables) is an output of Validate Scope, not Control Scope. Validate Scope is where the customer formally accepts completed deliverables.
• C (Requirements documentation) is produced during Collect Requirements and Define Scope - it's an input to later processes, not something Control Scope generates.
• D (Work performance information) is a close trap - it's the output in newer PMBOK editions (5th/6th), where raw measurements get processed into analyzed information. This question reflects older PMBOK (4th edition) terminology where the term used is specifically "measurements."

Memory tip: Think of Control Scope as the "measurement checkpoint" - you're comparing actual scope against the baseline and producing measurements of the variance. Pair it with "Validate Scope = customer acceptance (deliverables)" to keep the two scope monitoring processes distinct.

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